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I didn’t yet know how the attacks would shatter our country’s invincibility and sear our souls for a generation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

A private chef will roast asparagus and sear rib-eyes for dinner.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 1, 2026

Season the skirt steak with salt and black pepper, then sear in batches until deeply browned around the edges, about 2–3 minutes per side.

From Salon ● May 19, 2026

It takes well to a hard sear, which means texture.

From Salon ● Apr. 10, 2026

You cook the meat in animal fat over high heat to sear it, then add potatoes and vegetables and the rest.

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline

Officers purchased multiple auto sears throughout the course of the investigation, according to police.

From Washington Times ● Oct. 29, 2023

Wildfires devouring swaths of Algeria’s Mediterranean coast have killed 34 people over two days, the Algerian authorities said on Tuesday, as an extreme heat wave sears North Africa, Southern Europe and the sea between them.

From New York Times ● Jul. 25, 2023

Under federal law, auto sears are considered machine guns, the department said.

From Seattle Times ● May 11, 2023

Love that sears and scars, like the pitiless expanses of the Sahara.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 24, 2023

I know the sun sears its branches to hot wires.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García

Or you might have seared in your mind the image of the beaked masks that plague doctors wore in the 1600s, which, given the lack of treatments at the time, became closely associated with death.

From Slate ● Oct. 8, 2026

This year's ozone pollution was driven in part by record-breaking heatwaves and wildfires that seared Europe and North America and sent smoke well beyond their borders.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

It carries an image of a windmill in a field "seared by the heat" in Warwickshire.

From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026

Some moments are seared in the collective memory.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 4, 2026

The blast toppled trees in a 230.square-mile area north of the volcano called the blowdown zone and left vegetation standing but seared lifeless—the scorch zone—on the edges.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone

Stateside listeners will be delighted to learn that the edition concludes with “Watching the Detectives,” the searing track that was appended to the American release.

From Salon ● Oct. 14, 2026

A piece of African fabric bought at the Barbes market in Paris was one starting point, as was his decision to start wearing his night gown outside in the street during this summer's searing heatwaves.

From Barron's ● Oct. 3, 2026

The five made a high-impact entrance, performing a searing routine that kicked off on top of an enormous encaged disco ball.

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026

When Tiedemann posted clips on social media of her whipping up seafood pastas and searing rib-eyes, she became an overnight sensation, as much for her bawdy, uninhibited personality as her culinary prowess.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026

She tried lifting her arms, and it was then she felt the trouble, a searing in her left shoulder.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny